New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-28

performances rs Captain Bunce's, and it has ncx..
ceased to denounce the discreditabIe tactics Of
certain officers who for the sake of standing we'll
with the present Secretary, do not hesitate to h..
come reckless partisans in their criticism OF col.
leagues in the service. II does not believe how.
ever, that these fractional feuds meet with the
general approval of the naval service.
Most picked up couple Of pencils and said.
These are my weapons" A dangerous thing in
dangerous hands, but IL Most had confined nj.
attention 10 them exclusively he would not Ia
on trial fol- using seditious language. His main
weapon, however, is his tongue, and he has no
control over that. lie can talk loudly but he il
too big coward to do more than talk.
How about the supply Of ice for next season? Tho
answer to the question OF course depends upon
the sort of weather which 70 have this
winter 1t is reported by The Kingston Free.
man. that the majority OF the iccmcn along the
Hudson Just at present predict short crop
One Of them. applying the rule Of averages.
reaches the conclusion that 1T is time for an open
winterr-an open winter not being an ice winter
Another OF them has always noticed that when
the ice houses are empty, as they are now. there
is short supply the next season. This method
Of forecasting winter weather at least has the
merit Of originality third. without giving his
reasons asserts that he would not he SURPRISED
if no ice were cut from the lower Hudson this
winter fourth takes the OPPOSITE view. lee
and lots Of it, lie says. a full grain and mt
crop is the forcrunner Of hard winter The
general public will he apt TO pin its faith to TIE
last mentioned OF these prophets. The outlook
for ice about this time in the year. like the
outlook for Delaware reaches in the early spring
commonly is gloomy. But peaches and ice gcner.
ally get there ali the same on schedule time
There are good many queer things about tho
ProhibitiOuists but nothing is quccrcr than 70
party of that name casting IL vot 5 AZ the las,
election in Iowa where prohibition has already
Ieen established by the Republican party. Wha,
is it those Ill votes want, anyhow!
Will refuse recognize the validity Of the spIOn'
of Nessrs Putnam and Angel. for II IamrnfS tho
deprivng those gentlemen OF their authority 20 con
tinue the negotiations after Mr. chamberlain and rs
associates have arrived and entered upon their woA
The matter has evidently become party issuc-tTor-
onto Mail
The Fisheries question not party issue n
March. 1886. when the SENATE by decisive ma
Iorify cOnd mrcd the Administrations proposals
for an International commission 1t was not
the Retaliation bill with only one dissenting vote.
If the appointment OF tie Fisheries Commissioners
-erveS 10 divide the two parties in the Senate. u
viii BE- the first instance under tie present Nd
miniStraton when they Lave not acted together
on the Fisheries question. This will he another
misfortune for il is always desirable To have the
great parties united on matters Of foreign IL
ponacy. 1t would have been in better taste il
Mr. Ravard hal deferred the meetings Of the Com
mission until the Senate could he consulted. Bnt
the Secretary knew what he was doing. lie
wanted T. have considerable LOG rolling Of a social
nature done in Washington after the arrival Of tie
British Commissioner in order 10 influence the
acton Of the Senate which nal shown IL II hos
tic 10 the diplomatic settlement Of the Fisheries
question
Tho souih. politically speaking IS entitled 10 .
place on the Presidential ticket and the ~Oath can
get II II she wants n but II = not worth While 10
any risk Of losing votes at present. harie>t)n
News and Courier
Another way of presenting tie same idea : tins:
The South bosses the Democracy and She knows
H. bat il j. not good policy 10 press that fact on
uhlic attention just at this moment. Tie par
t,ipaticn OF Southern brigadiers in the Ohio am